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As with all the Archadian Judges, Zargabaath wears steel plate mail armor with a black cape, the symbol of the Empire on the back in red. His helmet bears a pair of horns pointed forward on a downward angle, and his armor bears symmetrical red markings down the chest and helmet. When he is seen without his helmet, Zargabaath is shown as an older man with short grey hair. His weapon is a dual-bladed sword that, like the weapons of the other Judges, can be separated and the two halves dual-wielded. One of the blades, which serves as Zargabaath's primary weapon when separate, bears a long, complex blade mechanism, while the other hand, held in a reversed grip, bears a smaller mechanism with blades on both edges.

Zargabaath is loyal to the Empire rather than a specific Emperor, and though he does not speak out against Vayne openly, he is aware of the carnage he inflicts upon his enemies in the Empire's name. He acts as the voice of reason among the Judges, warning Drace about speaking against Vayne and asking Vayne spare her when he orders her executed for baring her sword at him.

Zargabaath's actions in battle with the Resistance show him to be a noble man with no taste for needless destruction.

You would do well to mind your tongue, Drace. That matter is long past.

—Judge Zargabaath

Zargabaath's first appearance.

First seen warning Judge Drace not to dig too deeply into matters that do not concern her, Zargabaath is reserved, only speaking when he needs to.

While Zargabaath did not object to Vayne's becoming autocrat as he wanted to avoid internal strife within the Empire, he tries to get Vayne to spare Drace's life, but Judge Bergan is more than willing to help out in Drace's execution.

Commanding the Alexander, Zargabaath leads the newly-formed 12th Fleet to Mt Bur-Omisace where he does not engage in combat, as he is simply transporting troops. Later, Zargabaath regrets leading the assault to the Holy Mountain.

Zargabaath volunteers to ram the Sky Fortress.

Zargabaath later leads the Imperial fleet defending the Sky Fortress Bahamut. It is up to him to block all Resistance fire while the Bahamut's cannon charges. After Vayne is killed, the Bahamut starts to fall onto Rabanastre. Zargabaath volunteers to ram the Alexander into the Sky Fortress to save the people of Dalmasca, but at the end does not have to, thanks to interference from sky piratesBalthier and Fran. As such, Zargabaath is the only Judge Magister to survive the events of the game.

In the English release of Final Fantasy XII, Zargabaath is voiced by Simon Templeman, famous as the voice of Kain in the Legacy of Kain series. In the Japanese version, he is voiced by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo, who, among many other roles, has voiced Uka Uka in Crash Bandicoot, and Astaroth in Soul Calibur.